ME17 4HP

Boughton Monchelsea & Chart Sutton · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Weald of Kent
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME17 4GR 114 m
ME17 4GQ 134 m
ME17 4SJ 186 m
ME17 4SN 198 m
ME17 4HN 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME17 4HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME17
Postcode sector
ME17 4
Latitude
51.228811
Longitude
0.532152
British National Grid easting
576,892
British National Grid northing
150,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Parish or community
E04013398
Westminster constituency
Weald of Kent · E14001570
Output area
E00123516
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 012A · E01024331
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 012 · E02005079

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School

    Community school

    4 m
  2. OneSchool Global UK - Maidstone Campus

    Other independent school

    784 m
  3. Cornwallis Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Other theft 26
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME17 4 residents
9,131

Age bands in ME17 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,760 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

893 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,300 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

2,409 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

1,774 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • GREENSAND MEDICAL GROUP

    HEATH ROAD, LINTON, MAIDSTONE, ME17 4NU

    ODS code G82024

    1.8 km

  • WALLIS AVENUE

    THE SURGERY, WALLIS AVENUE, PARKWOOD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9JJ

    ODS code G82641

    2.0 km

  • MOTE

    ST. SAVIOURS SURGERY, ST. SAVIOURS ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 9FL

    ODS code G82076

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE GROUP

    THE MEDICAL PRACTICE, 10A NORTHUMBERLAND COURT, NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 7LN

    ODS code G82604

    2.8 km

  • LANGLEY

    HORSESHOES LANE, LANGLEY, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3JY

    ODS code G82691

    4.4 km

  • THE COLLEGE PRACTICE

    50-52 COLLEGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME15 6SB

    ODS code G82099

    4.5 km

  • SUTTON VALENCE GROUP PRACTICE

    SOUTH LANE, SUTTON VALENCE, MAIDSTONE, ME17 3BD

    ODS code G82229

    4.7 km

  • THE VINE MEDICAL CENTRE

    13 TONBRIDGE ROAD, MAIDSTONE, ME16 8RL

    ODS code G82164

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.1 miles
  • Loddington Lane

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.3 miles
  • Loddington Lane

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.3 miles
  • The Albion Inn

    BCT · Boughton Monchelsea

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 012A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,355 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Boughton Monchelsea Primary School is the nearest published school at 4 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.